Package org.apache.commons.codec.language

Class MatchRatingApproachEncoder

java.lang.Object
org.apache.commons.codec.language.MatchRatingApproachEncoder
All Implemented Interfaces:
Encoder, StringEncoder
public class MatchRatingApproachEncoder extends Object implements StringEncoder
Match Rating Approach Phonetic Algorithm Developed by Western Airlines in 1977.

This class is immutable and thread-safe.

Since:
1.8
See Also:

  • Constructor Details

  • Method Details

    • encode

      public final Object encode(Object pObject) throws EncoderException
      Encodes an Object using the Match Rating Approach algorithm. Method is here to satisfy the requirements of the Encoder interface Throws an EncoderException if input object is not of type String.
      Specified by:
      encode in interface Encoder
      Parameters:
      pObject - Object to encode
      Returns:
      An object (or type String) containing the Match Rating Approach code which corresponds to the String supplied.
      Throws:
      EncoderException - if the parameter supplied is not of type String

    • encode

      public final String encode(String name)
      Encodes a String using the Match Rating Approach (MRA) algorithm.
      Specified by:
      encode in interface StringEncoder
      Parameters:
      name - String object to encode
      Returns:
      The MRA code corresponding to the String supplied

    • isEncodeEquals

      public boolean isEncodeEquals(String name1, String name2)
      Determines if two names are homophonous via Match Rating Approach (MRA) algorithm. It should be noted that the strings are cleaned in the same way as encode(String).
      Parameters:
      name1 - First of the 2 strings (names) to compare
      name2 - Second of the 2 names to compare
      Returns:
      true if the encodings are identical false otherwise.